Challenges in diagnosis of genital ulcers: a genital leishmaniasis case series

Abstract Leishmaniasis is a tropical infectious disease caused by Leishmania spp. protozoa and is transmitted by insects from the Phlebotominae subfamily. It can manifest as cutaneous leishmaniasis, a painless ulcer that can develop into a more serious systemic affliction as the protozoa spreads lym...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Marina Dias de Souza, Aloísio Falqueto, Gabriela Lopes de Morais, Amanda da Silva Salomão, Fernanda Daher Pereira
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2021
Subjects:
Leishmaniasis
Mucocutaneous
Genital ulcers
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0772-2020
https://doaj.org/article/0a7ec22b5c5f4693949d2e423a3656aa
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Summary:Abstract Leishmaniasis is a tropical infectious disease caused by Leishmania spp. protozoa and is transmitted by insects from the Phlebotominae subfamily. It can manifest as cutaneous leishmaniasis, a painless ulcer that can develop into a more serious systemic affliction as the protozoa spreads lymphatically or hematogenously, depending on the host's immunity. In this case series, the authors present a rare form of genital mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, with consideration of epidemiologic characteristics, clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, and treatments offered.

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